GREENWOOD, Miss. — The radio host fired after he lost a groping lawsuit to superstar Taylor Swift started a new job at a Mississippi station but was greeted with a bomb threat.

David Mueller, 56, says he is "very grateful" for a new gig at KIX 92.7. Mueller told the Greenwood Commonwealth that he had difficulty finding work in a big-city radio market. He started his job Monday in Greenwood, home to about 14,000 people in the rural Mississippi Delta.

"I never wanted to leave radio from the moment I was out on the street with no job and no income," he said.

However, on Wednesday, law enforcement raced to the station after someone emailed a bomb threat, TMZ reported.

Greenwood Police Chief Ray Moore told the celebrity news website that officers evacuated the building and brought in a bomb-sniffing dog. No device was found.

A source at KIX said the threatening email appeared to be directly related to Mueller's hiring. No arrests have been made and federal agents have taken over the investigation.

The Greenwood Commonwealth reported that Delta Radio has received complaints from Taylor Swift fan groups from as far away as Sweden and Saudi Arabia.

A federal jury determined Mueller assaulted and battered Swift by grabbing her under her skirt as they posed for a 2013 photo in Denver. Mueller, who goes by "Jackson" on air, still denies that. He began co-hosting the "Jackson and Jonbob" show Monday.

The Washington Post quotes Delta Radio CEO David Fuss saying he believes Mueller's side of the story. Delta Radio is based in Las Vegas and owns nine radio stations.

Fuss said Mueller sounds good on air, but allowed that his decision also was "maybe a tiny bit" about publicity.

"He is a very good on-air talent," Fuss said "It's extremely difficult to get people to come to the Mississippi Delta to work. I felt like he needed a break or a second chance."

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A jury in Denver quickly concluded that former radio station host David Mueller had groped singer Taylor Swift before a concert in 2013. Per Swift's request, jurors awarded her $1 in damages. (Aug. 15)
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